What are the elite fraternities

[GregFIJI]

Call the Greek Life office at BU and find out what they have on campus. Better yet, get in contact with the Interfraternity Council (governing body of all fraternitites) Rush Chairman and get the Summer Rush Calendar and plan on going out and meeting some of the fraternities! It never hurts to get started early, espically if rush is only 1 week long!

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[This message has been edited by GregFIJI (edited January 03, 2000).]

Hey Brandon. No one has mentioned Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Inc., Omega Psi Phi, Kappa Alpha Psi, Phi Beta Sigma, and the Iota's all very prestigious organizations. Not to mention they like to "PARTY". Just wanted to make you aware but if you don't want a life long brotherhood don't even bother. Good luck.

[sigtau305]

sigma tau gamma is the best, brandon

Brandon, May I suggest you go to www.greeklife.org then click on IFC/fraternities. I may be off by a few but the 34 or 36 national fraternities are listed there. This website only includes the IFC member houses. Good luck!

Star
Delta Gamma

Correction:
67 IFC fraternities--I went to the website and counted..Cheers!

[kmullini]

Originally posted by brandon:
What are some of the big name fraternities that are well-respected and organized but know how to have a good time as well??

Brandon, I am a Beta Theta Pi Brother(George Mason U.) and I'd say we're ranked pretty high. We have chapters all over the country and in Canada. We have been around since 1839. check out our website at http://www.betathetapi.org
A few of our many famous Betas:
Brother Frank Shrontz, CEO of Boeing
Brother Sen. John Warner (R) Virginia
Brother Sen. Richard G. Lugar (R) Indiana
along with 26 other Senators and 125 members of the U.S. House of Representatives
Former Congressman T. Hale Boggs, father of ABC Newswoman Cokie Roberts
Scott McCarron, Pro Golfer
Brother Richard Karn (Home Improvement)
Brother Joseph P. Allen (Astronaut)
Brother Samuel M. Walton (Founder of Walmart)
Brother John N.W. Turner(Former British Canadian Prime Minister
All of the Nordstroms brothers(the store)
and many more distinguished Betas that I have not mentioned above.

Kevin



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Brandon,
I am currently a member of Kappa Sigma at Northeastern University in Boston....I can vouch for my brothers across fenway when I say that Kappa Sig is the way to go at BU. Check them out when you get the chance...I know that you'll see that there could be no other choice..

[masdumas]

Brandon,

I have to agree that the thing to do is go through rush and see what you like. Go and see everyone, not just the NIC fraternities but also the NPHC groups and those who are local. Find the men that your most relate to. It's great to see that the people on this site love their chapters and the fraternities, but this is a choice that you have to make. Even then, if you go through rush -which can be a pretty harrowing experience - and don't find anything you like, you still have one more option. Find men like you and start your own fraternity. It can be a chapter of a national group or a local group, but it will be a chance for you to truly have a say in that part of our life. I helped found a chapter of Phi Kappa Psi and it was one of the best things to happen in my life. Look up "colonizing" on the chats for more information or go to any national fraternity's website for information

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Brandon,
I would suggest rushing next fall when you go to university. Thats the best way to determine which fraternity is best for you. On our campus I think the FIJI's are the best but it depends on the university.
Good luck with your choice!

[cekmustang]

Before you pledge any fraternity, ask yourself the following questions: What is the main reason you want to join a fraternity and what do you hope to get out of your experiences?

Find an organization that best fits you. Don't go by the BS that people feed you. If you don't follow your own reasoning, and have to go by other people's opinions, don't join a fraternity, because YOU ARE NOT A LEADER, YOU ARE A FOLLOWER.
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"There's nothing wrong with letting the girls know that you're money and that you want to party." - Vince Vaughn in "Swingers"

[SigmaPiUCI]

Three words for you: Sigma Pi baby!

[Beef]

Well I can tell you that Tau Kappa Epsilon is the LARGEST Fraternity as far as members. I think we are the best, but people look for different things in each Fraternity. Just go check out the campus and see who is out there. I am sure anybody would be willing to help you out or give you details.

good luck and choose wisely!

Beef
Tau Kappa Epsilon
Theta Tau

I dont believe there is really one fraternity that overshadows or is better than another. All you should be interested in is a fraternity that has members that you like.


Erick Buckner
Alpha Tau Omega

[andy]

The truth about fraternities is this: the fraternity you join determines your rank according to the sororities on campus, so ignore the rush chairman when he says "yes, we have activities with a lot of the sororities."

Be wary of houses whose actives say "well I joined for the brotherhood, not just for girls." They probably don't have too many exchanges or social activities.

No girls will ever openly tell you what they think of a particular house. If you really want to know, ask a girl you know *very well* to ask her friends what they think of a particular house. But then why are you thinking of joining in the first place if you only care about reputation? However, I have to admit that being on the bottom of the food chain sucks. But also realize that chapters from different schools vary tremendously. At UCLA, Sigma Chi is pretty much the top fraternity socially, because they have exchanges with the four "best" sororities: Delta Gamma, Pi Beta Phi ("Pi Phi"), Kappa Kappa Gamma ("Kappa"), and Kappa Alpha Theta ("Theta"). Sigma Chi seems to be a bunch of glamorous jocks. My fraternity is (I think) labeled as a group of nice guys, which of course means that we never get to do stuff with the "good" sororities. AEPhi likes us though.

But when the DG's are 35 and their washed up cool husbands ditch them for 25 year-olds, that will be my revenge...

The bottom line is to make sure you are joining the right group by visiting them all. The most important thing is to be confident and let the actives in a particular chapter see your confidence. If you believe in yourself, you will get bids from all of the houses. I know that my fraternity is the right one for me, and those who joined the wrong house will never be as happy or as satisfied as I will be.

Most importantly, be sure that the fraternity you join is the right one for you; be true to yourself.

[kmullini]

Originally posted by cekmustang:
Before you pledge any fraternity, ask yourself the following questions: What is the main reason you want to join a fraternity and what do you hope to get out of your experiences?

Find an organization that best fits you. Don't go by the BS that people feed you. If you don't follow your own reasoning, and have to go by other people's opinions, don't join a fraternity, because YOU ARE NOT A LEADER, YOU ARE A FOLLOWER.
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"There's nothing wrong with letting the girls know that you're money and that you want to party." - Vince Vaughn in "Swingers"

I'm confused about your belief if you join a fraternity then you are a follower.,,,,,Do you know what it personally means to actually
be a part of a fraternity and take an active role of leadership?



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